{"id":31769,"date":"2023-02-10T06:58:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T11:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=31769"},"modified":"2023-02-10T06:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T11:58:43","slug":"31769","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=31769","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Invisible Man&#8221; (1933) starring Claude Rains \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2023\/z021023zview_invisibleman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"753\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Invisible Man <\/strong><\/em>(1933)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Director:\u00a0 <strong>James Whale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Screenplay:\u00a0 <strong>R. C. Sherriff <\/strong>based on<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IbZFa1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Invisible Man<\/a> by H. G. Wells<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stars:<strong>\u00a0 Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, Henry Travers, Una O&#8217;Connor, Forrester Harvey, Holmes Herbert, E.E. Clive, Dudley Digges, Harry Stubbs, Edgar Barrier<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong> Walter Brennan<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tagline:\u00a0\u00a0 <em>You&#8217;ll hardly believe what your eyes won&#8217;t see<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Plot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. Jack Griffin (Rains) perfects a formula that renders him invisible.\u00a0 The serum also effects his mind making him power hungry as it slowly drives him insane.\u00a0 Unable to find a cure, Griffin goes on a killing spree.\u00a0 How can you find a killer that you can&#8217;t see?\u00a0 Many more will die, if the police don&#8217;t figure out a solution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font);\">Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When I was a kid, <em>The Invisible Man<\/em> wasn&#8217;t one of my favorites of the classic Universal Monsters.\u00a0 Years later, watching as an adult, I loved it.\u00a0 <em>The Invisible Man<\/em> was directed by James Whale, who also helmed <em>Frankenstein<\/em> and <em>The Bride of Frankenstein<\/em>.\u00a0 These three films assured his place in movie history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cast consists of players who would have long and notable careers.\u00a0 Claude Rains plays <em>The Invisible Man <\/em>in a role where the star is seldom seen on screen!\u00a0 Gloria Stewart plays Rains&#8217; love interest.\u00a0 She would have a career that spans 80 years with perhaps her most famous role (in <em>The Titanic<\/em>) coming when she was 87!\u00a0 Other familiar faces include Henry Travers, Una O&#8217;Connor, Forrester Harvey, Holmes Herbert, E.E. Clive, Dudley Digges, Harry Stubbs, Edgar Barrier and Walter Brennan!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The Invisible Man<\/em> was based on a novel written over 120 years ago, the film is 90 years old, yet it still resonates.\u00a0 That&#8217;s because the movie is played straight. It doesn&#8217;t have a monster with fangs, or a creature that rises from the dead.\u00a0 What it does have is a brilliant scientist who goes power crazy.\u00a0 And that is something we can relate to. It has special effects that were ahead of its time. <em>The Invisible Man<\/em> is one of the classic Universal Monster movies.\u00a0 If you didn&#8217;t like it as a kid, give the film another shot.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>T<\/strong><\/em><em style=\"color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font); font-size: inherit;\"><strong><em>he Invisible Man<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font); font-size: inherit;\">earns 5 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2023\/z021023zview_invisibleman2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"235\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Invisible Man (1933) Director:\u00a0 James Whale Screenplay:\u00a0 R. 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